The American Reformer Podcast

In this editors roundtable, Mike, Ben, and Timon talk about the recent revelations surrounding former President Biden's health, and recent court cases that are preventing President Trump's immigration policies.    Mike Sabo is a Contributing Editor of American Reformer and an Assistant Editor of The American Mind, the online journal of the Claremont Institute. His writing has appeared at RealClear...

What is the meaning of the preliminary principle of the PCA's constitution? What is its relationship to the Westminster Confession of Faith? This and more with Zachary Garris in his conversation with Timon Cline and Ben Dunson.   Show Notes: https://americanreformer.org/2025/04/principle-and-confession/   Zachary Garris serves as pastor of Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church (PCA) in White Rock, New...

Listener and readers will know that, around here, we love Cotton Mather. On this episode, Rick Kennedy, professor of history at Point Loma Nazarene University, talks to Timon about the life and legacy of "America's first evangelical."   #CottonMather #RickKennedy #PointLoma #History #America #Evangelical #Christian   Show Notes: https://www.amazon.com/First-American-Evangelical-Religious-Biography...

Five years after the publication of Return of the Strong Gods, Rusty Reno, editor of First Things, provides a retrospective to Timon and Josh on his thesis, the postwar consensus, and America's future.    #RustyReno #FirstThings #Thesis #Consensus #ReturnoftheStrongGods #America #Culture #Politics #Future   Show Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Return-Strong-Gods-Nationalism-Populism/dp/1621578003  ...

Chase Davis, pastor of The Well Church in Boulder, Colorado, and William Wolfe, executive director of the Center for Baptist Leadership, join the pod to breakdown a new bill in the Colorado legislature: "Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals," and the dramatic repercussions it will have, especially on Christians.    #Colorado #News #Trans #Bill #CoLeg #TransgenderBill #Church #Response   S...

Jon Harris, author and host of Conversations That Matter, returns to the show to talk about his new book, Against the Waves: Christian Order in a Liberal Age.    #JonHarris #NewBook #AgainstTheWaves #Christianity #Order #Culture #Faith #Politics   Show Notes: https://americanreformer.org/2025/03/red-pills-without-roots/ Order Against the Waves - Againstthewavesbook.com   Jon Harris is an author, p...

Alex Petkas, host of the Cost of Glory, talks to Timon and Ben about the right use of the classics.   #AlexPetkas #CostofGlory #Classics #Plutarch #ClassicalEduation #Education   Show Notes: https://americanmind.org/salvo/great-books-is-for-losers/   Alex Petkas is a former Classics scholar turned media entrepreneur. He holds a PhD in Classics from Princeton University. He taught at the University...

What is “worldview”? What are its uses and abuses? Contributors to our recent worldview symposium, Simon Kennedy, Stephen Wolfe, Joel Carini, & Benjamin Mabry, answer these questions and more in a wide-ranging roundtable discussion.    #Worldview #Christianity #Culture #Society #StephenWolfe #SimonKennedy #JoelCarini #BenjaminMabry #AmericanReformer #Symposium   Show Notes: https://americanref...

Joe Rigney of New Saint Andrews College, stops by to talk about his much anticipated new book, The Sin of Empathy.   #JoeRigney #Empathy #Compassion #Emotions #Manipulation #Psychology #Politics #Faith #Book #News   Show Notes: https://americanreformer.org/author/joerigney/ Purchase Dr. Rigney's Book, The Sin of Empathy Canon Press: https://canonpress.com/products/the-sin-of-empathy Amazon: https:...

Noah Wall and Nate Fischer, founders of the State Leadership Initiative, join the pod.    #StateLeadership #NateFischer #NoahWall #Federalism #RedStates #America #Future   Show Notes: https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/19/meet-the-group-writing-the-blueprint-for-dismantling-bureaucracy-in-every-red-state/ https://stateleadership.org/   Noah Wall is the president and founder of the State Leadership...

Auron MacIntyre joins Mike and Timon on the show to break down Trump's efforts to shut down USAID.    #AuronMacIntyre #USAID #DOGE #ElonMusk #Government #Waste #Cuts #Jobs #ForeignPolicy #Influence #Shutdown   Show notes:  https://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/the-auron-macintyre-show   https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2025/02/shutting-down-usaid-a-triumph-for-american-taxpayers-and-christian-values...

Alan Cornett, host of Cultural Debris, joins Timon to talk about why the work of Russell Kirk is needed today.    #RussellKirk #RootsofAmericanOrder #CulturalDebris #America #Values #Politics #History #Diversity   Show Notes: https://culturaldebrisexcursions.com/ https://www.regnery.com/9781882926992/the-roots-of-american-order/     Alan Cornett is the founder and host of the Cultural Debris Podca...

Timon, Ben, and Mike discuss the post-inauguration landscape and Trump’s first batch of executive orders.   #DonaldTrump #Election #2024 #ExecutiveOrders #First100Days #TrumpNews #News #MikeSabo #BenCrenshaw #TimonCline   Show Notes: https://americanreformer.org/2024/08/the-end-of-birthright-citizenship/   Mike Sabo is a Contributing Editor of American Reformer and an Assistant Editor of The Ameri...

Timon, Ben, and Mike provide post-election insights and discuss priorities for Trump’s next term.    #DonaldTrump #Election #2024 #Inauguration #TrumpNews #News #MikeSabo #BenCrenshaw #TimonCline   Show Notes: https://americanreformer.org/2024/12/year-end-editorial/ https://americanreformer.org/2024/01/announcement-mike-sabo-appointed-contributing-editor/ From Ben Crenshaw: https://americanreforme...

Brad Vermurlen, a social scientist and assistant professor of sociology at Calvin University, joins Timon to talk about the new calvinism and his book, Reformed Resurgence from Oxford University Press.    #BradVermurlen #America #UnitedStates #Religion #Culture #Modernity #Calvin #Calvinism   Brad Vermurlen is a social scientist whose research centers on American religion, culture, and modernity....

Simon Kennedy, research fellow at University of Queensland and fellow at the Danube Institute, joins Timon to talk about his new book, Against Worldview from Lexham Press.    #SimonKennedy #AgainstWorldview #Christianity #Theology #Politics #Tradition #NaturalLaw #Ethics   Simon P. Kennedy is research fellow at the University of Queensland in Australia and a non-resident fellow at the Danube Insti...

Doug Wilson joins Josh and Timon to talk about the recent profile of the “TheoBros” from Mother Jones and what building thick Christian communities looks like in negative world.    #DouglasWilson #ChristKirk #ChristChurch #BlogMablog #MoscowIdaho #CREC #Trump #Government #Nominees #JDVance #America #Community   Douglas Wilson served in the submarine service of the U.S. Navy, then earned two B.A. d...

Auron MacIntyre joins the show to talk about American identity, the future prospects of the right, and how to handle disagreements within a movement.    Show Notes:  Purchase Auron MacIntyre's new book, The Total State   #AuronMacIntyre #TotalState #Politics #Identity #Nation #People #ConservativeMovement #Multiculturalism #Immigration #Diversity #Republic #Culture   Auron MacIntyre is the host of...

Sean Davis, CEO and Co-founder of the Federalist, joins the pod to discuss the future of evangelicals and the new Christian right in the second Trump term.    #SeanDavis #Federalist #Election #2024 #Trump #Evangelicals #Vote #USA #Politics   Sean Davis is CEO and co-founder of The Federalist. He previously worked as an economic policy adviser to Gov. Rick Perry, as CFO of Daily Caller, and as chie...

John Wilsey, professor of church history at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, discusses his biography of John Foster Dulles with Josh and Timon.    #JohnWilsey #ChurchHistory #SBTS #Christianity #Government #Politics #Dulles #JohnFosterDulles #History #Biography #ColdWar   Dr. John Wilsey is Professor of Church History and Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Church History and Histo...

Executive Director of the Center for Academic Faithfulness & Flourishing (CAFF), Dr. P. Jesse Rine, joins Josh to discuss why many religiously founded colleges in America have secularized over time and what CAFF is doing to support Christian colleges that are swimming against the cultural tide. Jesse and Josh explore a new online resource, the CAFF College Guide, which presents objective insti...

Professor of politics at Ashland University, Adam Carrington, comes on to talk about James Ussher and political theology.    #AdamCarrington #AshlandUniversity #PoliticalScience #JamesUssher #PoliticalTheology #Politics #Power #England #Government #Law #Romans13   Read Adam Carrington's latest at American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/2024/10/the-political-theology-of-americas-first-book-...

Douglas Mackey (aka Ricky Vaughn) faces months in prison for tweeting satirical memes during the 2016 section. Josh and Timon talk to him about his case and what a Trump victory in 2024 means.    #DouglasMackey #RickyVaughn #Meme #Twitter #FreeSpeech #Censorship #Biden #FBI #Court #Justice   On January 26, 2021–six days after Joe Biden was inaugurated– eight FBI and other law enforcement agents sh...

Chairman and co-founder of American Reformer, Nate Fischer, joins the pod to talking about how and why Christians should embrace disruptive technology.    #NateFischer #AmericanReformer #Tech #Bitcoin #Finance #Disrupt #finance   Nate Fischer is the Founder & CEO of New Founding, a cofounder of American Reformer, an investor and entrepreneur. He makes early-stage venture investments and is the...

American Reformer’s co-founder and senior fellow, Aaron Renn, joins Josh and Timon to talk about the work of E. Digby Baltzell on White Anglo Saxon Protestants, elite theory, and whether evangelicals can produce elites.    #AaronRenn #NegativeWorld #EDigbyBaltzell #White #Anglo #Saxon #Protestant #WASP #Evangelical #Christian #Elite   Show Notes:  https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/02/redisco...